michelle obama had the stage last night. bill clinton, tonight, building up to barack obama in a big stadium tomorrow night. the big question, can they do enough to break this tied presidential race? it's "your voice, your vote." abc's jake tapper is here in charlotte with me. hey, jake. >> reporter: good morning, george. president obama is not doing as well with women voters as he needs to be doing from the campaign's point of view. so, last night, first lady michelle obama stepped to the plate. first lady michelle obama's job was to testify to her husband's empathy, one of the advantages, polls show, that he has over mitt romney, the idea that people think he understands their problems. >> when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bill was actually higher than our mortgage. yeah. we were so young, so in love and so in debt. >> reporter: the first lady aimed to cast him in aspirations. >> barack knows the american dream because he's lived it. >> reporter: all the while, contrasting the president's values